Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Eric Forth (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 21 November 2005 on behalf of the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission.
Voting Age
- Question
- Does my hon. Friend not agree that, for once, the Commission has come up with a sensible response to what is, by any account, an utterly absurd proposition? The idea that 16-year-olds should be able to decide who governs the country is so patently absurd that I hope that my hon. Friend will not urge anyone to have a debate on that subject in this place in the foreseeable future.
- Answer
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I am sure that the Electoral Commission will be profoundly reassured to hear my right hon. Friend's comments
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 439 c1232-3
- Session
- 2005-06
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Young people Voting rights Age
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